v. & n. colloq. --v.tr. & intr. eat greedily. --n. food; a meal. [(n.) f. Afrik. schoff repr. Du. schoft quarter of a day (hence, meal): (v.) orig. var. of dial. scaff, assoc. with the noun]
SCOFF
Meaning of SCOFF in English
English main colloquial, spoken dictionary. Английский основной разговорный словарь. 2012